Winter Cinnamon Oat Bars

Cinnamon Oat Bars

These oat bars make a great snack to refuel and reenergize your body. They are super easy and quick to make while also being absolutely delicious. You can substitute your favorite ingredients into them easily to make them fit your tastes.

Makes 12 bars

Ingredients:

1½ cups steel cut oats
¼ cup flaxseed meal
½ cup pecans, chopped
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
¼ cup dried cranberries and dried cherries
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp salt
½ cup brown rice syrup
¼ cup almond butter
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Line 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. Combine oats, flaxseed meal, pecans, pumpkin seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.
  2. Stir together syrup and almond butter in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat, or until mixture softens and bubbles slightly. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
  3. Pour liquid mixture over oat mixture and stir until well coated. Spread mixture in pan. With lightly wet hands, press down to even out. Refrigerate pan for 6 hours or overnight.
  4. Lift oat square out of pan using the parchment paper as handles. Slice into 12 bars. Wrap individually in plastic wrap.
*The bars will store for two weeks in the refrigerator or one month in the freezer
Nutritional Facts: per serving
254 cal; 12g total fat (1g sat fat); 20g carb; 86mg sod; 5g fiber; 6g protein; 9g sugars
*This recipe is based off of a recipe from Vegetarian Times Magazine

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